Saturday, March 28, 2026

Tag: fracking

The oil industry’s latest disaster: Trillions of gallons of buried toxic...

Industry and regulators knew decades ago that injecting drilling’s toxic liquid leftovers underground wasn’t safe.

Oil and gas expansion surges as COP30 hosts weigh health and...

New analysis tracks 256 billion barrels of planned oil and gas production as more than 230 groups urge leaders to put health at the center of climate policy in Belém

GOP advances sweeping plan to fast-track drilling, mining, and logging on...

A new Republican bill would open millions of acres of protected land to fossil fuel and timber companies while gutting environmental review processes, in a bid to help fund massive tax cuts.

Trump’s appointment of fracking CEO Chris Wright to lead Department of...

Environmental advocates sound the alarm as President-elect Trump nominates Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright, a staunch fossil fuel supporter, to lead the Department of Energy.

Trump EPA pick Lee Zeldin backed by Texas fracking billionaire Tim...

Zeldin is part of the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank Dunn founded that pushes anti-climate policies.

California statewide fracking ban goes into effect

The state oil and gas regulator can no longer issue fracking permits for oil and gas wells effective Oct. 1.

How fracking is making some US communities more radioactive than Chernobyl

Justin Noble talks about the secret radioactive history of oil and gas, hazardous waste zones located just down the road from high schools, and why he decided to release his book independently.

Ohio commission decides to allow fracking in state parks

The commissioners held a meeting to consider the applications, and many environmentalists showed up to protest.

Kids who live near fracking sites are up to 7 times...

"Data suggests that those who lived closer, especially in areas with greater intensity of unconventional natural gas development activities, had the highest risk."

Fracking linked to seismic tremors in new study

New research confirms that fracking leads to small, slow earthquakes or tremors, the origin of which had previously been unknown.

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Minnesota sues Trump administration after federal agents withhold evidence in fatal immigration raid shootings

State officials say federal authorities blocked access to key evidence following deaths tied to Operation Metro Surge.

Raskin says DOJ memo suggests Trump retained classified documents tied to business interests

New disclosures raise questions about whether highly restricted national security materials were kept for private advantage.

Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...

Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.

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